I work with the four basic primordial needs in all our
programmes:

1. Education and awareness and access
2. Health
3. Employment
4. Civil liberties

I see these as the four pillars of development and
social justice. So everything begins with awareness,
education/literacy and awareness. 

Regards
Ujwala
--- Katherine <kgotthardt at comcast.net> wrote:


> The first thing that comes to my mind is access to

> healthcare.  The mind is 

> part of the body.  When the body is not cared for,

> the woman can't 

> concentrate on anything more than survival. 

> Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 

> illustrates that point.

> 

> 

> Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt

> www.luxuriouschoices.net

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>

> To: <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:42 AM

> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 1556] Literacy and

> Economic Justice?

> 

> 

> > The 2008 Summit on Economic Justice for Women will

> be held on April 11-12 

> > in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit is dedicated to

> "Bringing Together 

> > Research and Advocacy--from Local to Global--to

> Advance Economic Justice 

> > and Empowerment for Women." This is a conference

> dedicated to addressing 

> > critical economic issues facing women in the U.S.

> and abroad.

> >

> > One of the goals of the summit is to develop

> recommendations and 

> > strategies for enhancing women's economic

> empowerment.  I was wondering 

> > whether subscribers on this list saw a linkage

> between literacy and 

> > women's economic justice and empowerment. If yes,

> how would you describe 

> > the linkage? If you were to give a presentation at

> this conference 

> > describing literacy recommendations and strategies

> to help enhance women's 

> > economic empowerment, what would you say?

> >

> > Daphne

> >

> >

> >

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